Iraq’s proposal to lower the legal marriage age for girls to as young as 9 isn’t about protection—it’s about controlling and ...

IRAQ has effectively legalised child marriage, with girls as young as nine being able to marry after amendments to decades ...

On January 21, 2025, the Iraqi Parliament passed several laws, including the amended personal status law and a general ...

Family matters - including marriage, divorce and inheritance - will now be under the control of Islamic courts, which some ...

Iraqi lawmakers have passed amendments that give courts more authority in family matters, the Associated Press reported, and ...

The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce, and inheritance.

Iraq passes shocking amendments allowing child marriage from age nine, sparking international human rights criticism and deep ...

Outrage after Iraq passes controversial law allowing child marriage for girls as young as nine, sparking concerns of ...

Iraq’s parliament has approved new legislation that would lower the minimum age of marriage below 18, a shift rights groups say will legalize “child rape” in Iraq. The new law gives religious ...

The amendments to Iraq's personal status law allow clerics to rule on marriages based on their interpretation of Islamic law.

MP says new Personal Status Law amendment no longer allows child marriage but concerns remain over impact of legislation ...

A storm of reactions has erupted from lawmakers and organizations in Iraq following the passage of a law that allows child ...